Sunday, September 23, 2007

Aarti, ãrti, arathi'Aarthi or ãrati is a Hindu ritual, in which light from wicks soaked in ghee (purified butter) or camphor is offered to one or more devas/devis. It is said to have descended from the Vedic concept of fire rituals, or homa. The word may also refer to the traditional Hindu devotional song that is sung during the ritual. Aarti is performed and sung to develop the highest love for God. "Aa" means "towards", and "rati" means "the highest love for God" in Sanskrit.

Sunday, September 16, 2007

'Ganpati Bappa Morya - Welcome home Ganpati (Lord of good things/times)The Ganesh idol being brought in a truck with great fanfare on the 15thsep07 in Bandra (East). This is the idol being brought for 11days celebration by residents of Bandra (East) who have contributed monetarily and otherwise for this occasion that was popularised by Lokmanya Tilak during India's freedom struggle for mobilising local groups towards the greater cause.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

The 'Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals' In Parel, Mumbai. The Bombay Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is also Headquartered there. Their ambulance rushes in answer to any call of distress to animals. Locally this hospital is known as 'Bail Ghoda (Bull Horse) Hospital'.The telephone numbers for this Hospital are:-022 24135285 / 022 24135434 / 022 24137518 / 022 24133598

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

The making of the idols of Lord Ganesh has begun in Mumbai in right earnest. Ganesh or Ganapati as this elephant headed God is known, is one of the millions of 'gods' in the pantheon of the most user friendly religions - Hinduism. The 10 day festival of Ganesh will begin on 14September and end with the immersion of the idols in ponds,wells,lakes,rivers or seas. This festival is celebrated with great fanfare in Mumbai. During the Indian freedom struggle, Lokmanya Tilak (freedom fighter) used this festival to get people together in large numbers and spread the fire of freedom fighting in Mumbai. So to a Mumbaikar, this festival has a national as well as religious significance.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

The new livery of AirIndia was unveiled at Mumbai airport yesterday with its new aircraft - B777-237(LR). The aircraft is named AndhraPradesh. It is scheduled for its maiden flight Mumbai NewYork - nonstop 14hrs of flying - on 01aug07. AirIndia new livery mumbai

Saturday, July 21, 2007

This is the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation building in South Mumbai. The architecture is noteworthy. The foundation stone for the offices of the Bombay Municipal Corporation was laid on December 9, 1884, by the Viceroy, Lord Ripon. The Gothic design by F. W. Stevens was selected over the Indo-Saracenic design submitted by R. F. Chisholm. Completed in 1893, the building has a 255 feet tall tower.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

When in Mumbai take your pick from the man wonderful airlines that operate from here. Pictured here are just three of which GoAir and Kingfisher are domestic operators while Jet Airways operates international routes too.